योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-47, verse-59

यस्य वृद्धस्य तत्सर्वं कलत्रं मृत्युराच्छिनत् ।
अद्रेः पुष्पफलोपेतं दावो वनमिवानलः ॥ ५९ ॥

yasya vṛddhasya tatsarvaṃ kalatraṃ mṛtyurācchinat ,
adreḥ puṣpaphalopetaṃ dāvo vanamivānalaḥ 59

59. yasya vṛddhasya tat sarvam kalatram mṛtyuḥ ācchinat
adreḥ puṣpa-phala-upetam vanam iva dāvaḥ analaḥ

59. मृत्युः यस्य वृद्धस्य तत् सर्वम् कलत्रम् आच्छिनत्,
अद्रेः पुष्पफलोपेतम् वनम् दावः अनलः इव ।

59. Death snatched away that entire family of his, the old man, just as a forest fire, a raging fire, consumes a mountain forest adorned with flowers and fruits.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - his (whose, of which)

• वृद्धस्य (vṛddhasya) - of the old man (Kaṭaṃja) (of the old man, of the aged one)

• तत् (tat) - that (entire) (that, it)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire (all, entire, whole)

• कलत्रम् (kalatram) - family (referring to the extended family from previous verse) (wife, family, household, private parts)

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Death (personified) (death, Death (personified))

• आच्छिनत् (ācchinat) - snatched away (snatched away, cut off, severed)

• अद्रेः (adreḥ) - of a mountain (of a mountain, of a rock)

• पुष्प-फल-उपेतम् (puṣpa-phala-upetam) - adorned with flowers and fruits (endowed with flowers and fruits)

• वनम् (vanam) - forest (forest, wood, grove)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• दावः (dāvaḥ) - a forest fire (forest fire, conflagration)

• अनलः (analaḥ) - a raging fire (fire, Agni (god of fire))

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - his (whose, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

वृद्धस्य (vṛddhasya) - of the old man (Kaṭaṃja) (of the old man, of the aged one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased, wise, respected

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vṛdh' (to grow, increase)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun: 'of the old one'

तत् (tat) - that (entire) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to kalatra, hence neuter

सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire (all, entire, whole)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'kalatram'

कलत्रम् (kalatram) - family (referring to the extended family from previous verse) (wife, family, household, private parts)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kalatra

kalatra - wife, family, household, private parts

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Death (personified) (death, Death (personified))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, demise, end, Yama (god of death)

From root 'mṛ' (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

आच्छिनत् (ācchinat) - snatched away (snatched away, cut off, severed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of chid

Imperfect Active, 3rd singular

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular of 'chid' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: chid (class 7)

अद्रेः (adreḥ) - of a mountain (of a mountain, of a rock)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of adri

adri - mountain, rock, stone

पुष्प-फल-उपेतम् (puṣpa-phala-upetam) - adorned with flowers and fruits (endowed with flowers and fruits)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṣpa-phala-upeta

puṣpa-phala-upeta - provided with flowers and fruits

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṣpa+phala+upeta)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• upeta – endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of, approached
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'upa'
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'

वनम् (vanam) - forest (forest, wood, grove)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket, collection of trees

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

दावः (dāvaḥ) - a forest fire (forest fire, conflagration)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāva

dāva - forest fire, conflagration, a forest

अनलः (analaḥ) - a raging fire (fire, Agni (god of fire))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, Agni, god of fire, gastric fire

Lit. 'not enough', as fire is never satisfied